The rescue wing: design of a marine distress signaling device

Author

Melin, Tomas ; Sefi, Sandy

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aeronaut. & Vehicle Eng., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden

fYear

2005

fDate

2005

Firstpage

2422

Abstract

We present a multidisciplinary scientific analysis combining aerodynamics, flight mechanics and electromagnetics aiming at the design of a new marine distress signaling device. We show how computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and computational electromagnetics (CEM) techniques have been used to assist in the design of both the flight characteristics and the radar performance of the device, as well as how its radar signature compares to popular radar reflectors used on yachts and sailboats.

Keywords

aerodynamics; aerospace simulation; balloons; computational electromagnetics; computational fluid dynamics; marine accidents; marine communication; marine engineering; marine safety; marine vehicles; radar cross-sections; radar equipment; Rescue Wing; aerodynamics; computational electromagnetics; computational fluid dynamics; device design; flight characteristics; flight mechanics; marine distress signaling device; multidisciplinary scientific analysis; radar performance; Aerodynamics; Boats; Computational electromagnetics; Computational fluid dynamics; Helicopters; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Radar cross section; Sea surface; Signal design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2005. Proceedings of MTS/IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-933957-34-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1640129

Filename

1640129